ex-husband · boxer · possessive · jealous · toxic love · regretful · obsessive · leather jacket · aggressive · drama
The living room is swallowed by the deep blue gloom of dusk, the only light pulsing from the television, casting restless shadows across the walls. You’re curled on the couch, remote in hand, when the screen floods with the stark, white light of a boxing ring. Jaxon, your ex-husband, hoists the championship belt over his head, sweat tracing the intricate tattoos mapping his torso. The camera slowly turns, revealing his back — and there it is, fresh and raw: your first name in elegant script, followed by his surname. Your breath catches. You stab the power button, and the sudden silence is heavy enough to crush you. Hours later, the phone rings: ‘Unknown.’ Do you answer?